The Gates Primary SchoolEYFS- Penguins: Blog items
Penguins 19th May Home Learning
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 4:52pm
Good morning penguins!
I hope you are all ok today. There was lots of great learning yesterday, I was really pleased to see all the shape hunting and what shapes you found, I love the hot tub cube in Florence’s garden!
Maths
We are continuing to look at shapes. Remember we are working towards being able to name them all but also to use the correct language to describe them.
Today I have posted a video all about the cuboid. Can you find all the things in your house that are a cuboid, you could list them or take pictures of them? You could even see what cubes you can see on your daily exercise.
Choose one of the cubes you have found and can you describe the shape to your grown ups using the correct language, edges, vertices and faces.
Literacy
Watch the video of me reading our story this week.
Using the videos from past weeks remind yourself of how we write about the setting. I haven’t done a new one as I want to see if you can write it on your own. Can you write at least 2 sentences to describe the setting of our story?
Challenge: Can you use the story language to carry your story on e.g. one day.
Write your sentence after your sentence from yesterday so you can build up a story over the week.
Phase 3 rocket rescue today guys. Remember you can do phase 2 or 4 if you need to.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
- Spelling
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Penguins 18th May Home Learning
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 7:52am
Good morning penguins!
I hope you have all had a really lovely weekend with your families. We went on some lovely long walks which was lovely, although we did get a little lost and al had very tired legs at the end!
Maths
This week we are going to look at shapes. We are going to look at 3D shapes, we are working towards being able to name them all but also to use the correct language to describe them.
Today I have posted a video all about the cube. Can you find all the things in your house that are a cube, you could list them or take pictures of them? You could even see what cubes you can see on your daily exercise.
Choose one of the cubes you have found and can you describe the shape to your grown ups using the correct language, edges, vertices and faces.
Literacy
Our new story this week is going to be Little Red Riding Hood. Can you watch the video of me reading you the story this week?
Using the videos from past weeks remind yourself of how we write about the character. I haven’t done a new one as I want to see if you can write it on your own. Can you write at least 2 sentences to describe Little Red Riding Hood?
Challenge: Can you use the story opener Once upon a time to start your character sentences off? I have attached a blank copy of the writing frame if you want to use that to help with your writing.
Let’s see how many tricky words you can remember today? If you know your phase 3 ones now try and practise your phase 4 trick words?
I have added new spellings for you on the discussion part of your blogs.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Nursery Home Learning 18th May
Date: 17th May 2020 @ 10:02pm
Happy Monday Penguins!
The weather was lovely this weekend, so I went for a walk and found a little ‘pop up’ shop selling delicious marshmallows. I bought some for me and got some for my Mum and Dad too.
I’m so glad that you all enjoyed the challenges last week!
Gianluca was busy last week learning how to draw a swan!
Who is excited for even more challenges this week?
We have a new story today. I wonder what it could be…
Here are today’s daily challenges:
Challenge 1
Can you make your own gingerbread man?
He can be made from anything!
Challenge 2
Please also complete activities on Purple Mash, Mini Mash, IXL or PhonicsPlay
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 11:17am
Hi Penguins,
Your logins have changed as of today on IXL.
To log in you need to write your name followed by 424 and the password is gates20
For example:
jacksmith424
gates20
Have a great day!
Miss Altham
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 9:40pm
Hi Nursery,
This week's Star of the Week was very hard to choose! You have done some incredible work at home with your grown-ups. Keep this up, Penguins.
Our Star of the Week is Oliver!
Oliver, you have completed all your daily tasks every day! You have even gone the extra mile and completed more challenges, which is so great to see. I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at all the fantastic things that you have made this week, you must have worked so hard on them.
Well done to you for being so resilient. Your teachers are very proud of you.
Nursery Home Learning 15th May
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 9:20pm
Hi everyone,
It's Friday!
Remember to have fun today.
I can't believe the quality of work this week. I have really enjoyed looking at all the different things that you have been doing at home with your grown-ups. take a look at some of the challenges completed yesterday:
This Penguin conducted an experiment using just water, vegetable oil, food colouring and an Alka seltzer tablet. It looks so mesmerising!
Here are today's challenges:
Challenges 1:
Can you retell the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
Maybe your cottage has three different animals living there...
Challenge 2:
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Please also complete activities on Purple Mash, Mini Mash, IXL or PhonicsPlay.
Lastly, here is another story just for you!
Have a fabulous day
Miss Altham
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 4:07pm
Star of the week was a really hard choice this week, you are all doing such wonderful home learning. I am so proud of you all. I have chosen Archie for always challenging himself and working super hard! Well done Archie!
Penguins 15th May Home Learning
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 3:59pm
Good morning penguins!
I can’t believe its Friday again, we have had another amazing week with our learning and I have loved reading some of the stories you have written, you are really trying hard with your writing.
You all seemed to be really enjoy the measuring yesterday! I love this video I got sent, great concentration and language! Well done!
I love some of the repeating pattern names you have been making on Purple Mash!
Maths
We are going to look at measuring again today. Using your steps can you count how long each room is. Start at one end and walk to the other keeping your feet close to each other?
Can you write the name of each room and how many feet long it was?
Which is the biggest room? Which is the smallest? How do you know?
Literacy
Ask your grownups to quiz you on your spellings this week.
Can you choose at least 2 of your spellings and put them into sentences using an adjective?
Your choice Friday. Can you choose a game to play that helps you practise the sounds you are not about?
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Nursery Home Learning 14th May
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 10:21pm
Good morning Penguins,
Take a look at some of the fantastic work you’ve been doing this week. I am so so proud of you all!
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I am also really enjoying looking through all of your pictures on Purple Mash and Mini Mash. You are all very busy bees.
Here are today’s new challenges:
Challenge one
Can you design and make a new chair for Baby Bear?
This can be made by junk modeling, drawn on paper, or even on Purple Mash
Challenge two
Please also complete activities on Purple Mash, Mini Mash, IXL or PhonicsPlay
Have a great day,
Miss Altham
Penguins 14th May Home Learning
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 9:38pm
Good morning penguins!
There was some great learning again yesterday, I am so impressed with how much your writing has progressed. Wyatt produced an amazing piece of writing this week and he tried really hard with his letters. Madeline, Erin and Archie are also working super hard on their writing, well done!
One penguin posted a really lovely idea I wanted to share with you: a hope and dreams jar. She thought about all the things she wants to do and places she wants to visit when lockdown is over, I think I am going to create one of these. Maybe you could too?
Maths
We are going to leave numbers for this week now and look at measures today. Can you find at least 4 containers and fill them up with different amounts of water?
Now can you put them in order? Which one is full, which one has the least in? Try and use the language of full, half full, empty to describe what you have done.
Challenge: Can you find anything else in your house or garden to put into order? Can you use the correct language to describe the objects?
Literacy
Have a read or watch of The Three Billy Goats Gruff story again. We are going to write about the solution today (and my video is working today!) Can you write at least 2 sentences about the solution in the story?
Challenge: Can you use the story language to end your story? If you put all your sentences together from this week and draw some pictures to go with it, you have written your own story of the 3 Billy Goats Gruff!
Post them on the blog so I can see them!
Let’s remind ourselves of our tricky words. Can you play tricky word flash cards? How many can you read? Once you’ve done this choose one other game to play.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
- Spellings
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Nursery Home Learning 13th May
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 9:43pm
Happy Wednesday, Penguins!
I hope you are all doing ok and having lots of fun this week.
Take a look at some of the pictures you've all been sending:
Great job so far on this week's challenges everybody. Star of the Week this week is going to be such a tricky decision!
Here are today's challenges:
Challenge 1
Can you recreate the bears' cottage?
This could be done on PurpleMash, drawn or even made using things you have at home.
Challenge 2
This could be done on your daily walk
Please also complete activities on Purple Mash, Mini Mash, PhonicsPlay or IXL
Have a great day!
Miss Altham
Penguins 13th May Home Learning
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 8:55pm
Good morning penguins!
Let us see what amazing learning we can do again today.
Maths
You have done really well with your sharing this week. Watch the videos again to remind you how to share. Can you answer these word problems by sharing, you can use objects or drawings?
Literacy
Have a read or watch of The Three Billy Goats Gruff story again. The problem video isn’t working again today so I have added an example on below to help you write your sentences about the problem in the story. Can you write at least 2 sentences about the problem in the story?
Challenge: Can you use the story language to continue your story?
Today can you play reading robot, think carefully when your sounding out those words.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
- Spellings
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 8:27pm
Hi Penguins!
You have had another great day of learning today and I am so impressed with your writing and how many of you are challenging yourself to the challenge writing!
Nursery Home Learning 12th May
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 9:31pm
Good Morning everyone,
Wow! I can't believe how many of you posted on the blog yesterday. It is so lovely to see what you've all been up to.
It looks like you all had a wonderful day on Friday to celebrate VE day:
Alexa learnt about her great grandad who was a secretary for Officers of the RAF and helped to edit a wartime newspaper. He was stationed in Italy at the end of WW2. How amazing!
You've all done a great job with yesterday's challenges:
Here are today's challenges:
Challenge 1
Can you Draw the three bears?
Remember, they are all different sizes.
Challenge 2
Have a fantastic day, Penguins!
Miss Altham
Penguins 12th May Home Learning
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 8:16pm
Good morning penguins!
We had such a good day yesterday, let’s see if we can do the same again today!
Maths
We are going to look at sharing again today, if you still need to use objects because you’re not 100% sure then that is fine, make sure you are secure with that first. If you can do that then we are going to move onto sharing using drawings.
Ask your grown up for different numbers (or you can use the numbers from yesterday).
Challenge: Can you use higher numbers?
Literacy
Have a read or watch of The Three Billy Goats Gruff again. The settings video doesn’t seem to be working today, sorry guys but I know you know how to write these sentences. Can you write at least 2 sentences about the setting in the story? I have added an example below.
Challenge: Can you use the story language to continue writing your story today?
Let’s practice using our sounds to sound out and write different words. Can you play space race today? Try and play with sounds you need to practise with.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
- Spellings
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 3:43pm
Well done Penguins we have had some lovely learning today. I am really impressed with your writing, you are making good progress!
Penguins 11th May Home Learning
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 6:32am
Good morning penguins!
I hope you have all had a really good long weekend and manage to enjoy the lovely sunshine. We spent lots of time playing in the garden and I even had time to read my book. It looks like you have been having lots of fun with your VE Day parties.
Maths
Last week we looked at doubling and halving so today I thought we would look at some new learning; sharing!
Can you watch the video and the have a go at sharing these numbers.
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3 6 9 12 15 |
4 8 12 16 20 |
5 10 15 20 25 |
Challenge: Can you use some higher numbers to share?
Literacy
Our new story this week is going to be Three Billy Goats Gruff. If you have the story at home read it or try and find the story online to listen too.
Today we are going to write about the character. Can you write at least 2 sentences to describe the Three Billy Goats Gruff?
Challenge: Can you use the story opener Once upon a time to start your character sentences off? I have attached a blank copy of the writing frame if you want to use that to help with your writing.
Let’s see how many tricky words you can remember today? If you know your phase 3 ones now try and practise your phase 4 trick words?
I have added new spellings for you on the discussion part of your blogs.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Nursery Home Learning 11th May
Date: 10th May 2020 @ 10:05pm
Good morning my lovely Penguins,
What a lovely weekend it has been. I hope you spent some time in the sunshine over the long weekend.
I would love to see pictures of your tea parties on Friday, so don’t forget to post an update on the blog so I can see what you’ve been up to.
I have posted another story of you to enjoy. It’s a different traditional tale this week, I wonder if you can remember the story…
I am going to post two challenges for you every day this week about the story of the week and I am really looking forward to seeing your completed challenges on the school blog.
Challenge one
To begin this week, can you make some porridge with your grown-up?
How do you make porridge?
What is your favourite topping?
Challenge two
Please also complete activities on Purple Mash, Mini Mash, IXL or PhonicsPlay
Have a great day,
Miss Altham
Date: 8th May 2020 @ 8:19am
Good Morning Penguins,
Well done to everyone who has completed their challenges this week. Its VE day today and our party day! I hope you have a lovely day in the sunshine.
Don't forget to send pictures of your tea party!
Our star of the week is Kelby this week.
Well done Kelby for completing all the challenges this week and being very creative at home. You have been practising your cutting skills, writing, and making lots of fun things with your grown-ups. You are blogging your work lots so we can see your learning journey at home and I really look forward to seeing what you get up to. We are very proud of you so keep it up!
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 4:10pm
Well done to Oliver on being our star of the week this week. Oliver works so hard during the day in school and then continues his learning at home. He has shown real resilience and I am really proud of him! Well done Oliver!
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 3:24pm
Well that’s the end of another learning week! The weeks seem to be going really quickly here.
I hope you have had a really good day and have enjoyed your learning. It looks like lots of your VE party celebrations are coming along nicely. I have seen some lovely decorations being made.
I won’t be setting any home learning tomorrow as it’s the Bank Holiday but do check the blog tomorrow as I will be sharing my star of the week, I wonder who it is going to be?
I hope you all have a lovely long weekend and don’t forget to send me pictures of your VE Day celebrations.
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 8:19am
Good Morning Penguins!
What a lovely sunny day we had yesterday. I hope the weather stays nice for our parties tomorrow!
You have all done a great job with making your sweet treats. This one is a chocolate beanstalk! How creative.
I made some little chocolate cakes and I think I will have to go on an extra-long walk tomorrow after I've eaten them.
I am very impressed with your drawings of Daisy the cow too. Take a look at this one.
Here are today's challenges:
Challenge 1
Can you retell the story of Jack and the Jelly Beanstalk to someone at your house?
What is your favourite part of the story?
What does the beanstalk look like?
Challenge 2
We need one more thing for our tea party tomorrow. Can you make some sandwiches with your favourite filling?
Can you help your grown-up and tell them how to make a sandwich?
Have a great day!
Miss Altham
Penguins 7th May Home Learning
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 8:05am
Good morning penguins!
It’s party day! You have worked hard on planning you VE Day party. Can you have your party today that you planned.
Take lots of pictures and add them to your blog.
Maths
Have another try at doubling numbers 1 – 10 using pictures today. Are you able to use the correct language to describe what you have done, just as I do in the video?
Challenge: Can you have a go at some these word problems?
Remember you can use objects or drawings to help you find the answers.
Literacy
Ask your grownups to quiz you on your spellings this week.
Can you choose at least 2 of your spellings and put them into sentences using an adjective?
Your choice again today. Choose an activity that will help you practise the sounds that you are not sure on.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
- VE day activities
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Date: 6th May 2020 @ 3:18pm
Hi Penguins,
I can't believe another day is done, and as always you have smashed it!
We have had a fun busy day here today. Arthur decided he wanted to do what you guys were doing today so did some doubling outside. We have also been baking coconut macaroons and made a fruit salad for our morning snack!
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Your party preperations look like they are coming on well, sandwiches been made as well as bunting! I can't wait to see your parties!
Penguins 6th May Home Learning
Date: 6th May 2020 @ 7:30am
Good morning penguins!
Our party preparations are coming on brilliantly, you are all working really hard. Keep it up!
Maths
So now we have smashed halving we are going to look at the opposite of halving, doubling.
Doubling is when you add the same number 2 times.
Watch the video and have a go at doubling numbers 1 to 6.
If you are able to double using the objects confidently with numbers up to 10 then have a go at doubling using pictures.
Literacy
Today we are going to make some sandwiches for our party. I am going to make Jam sandwiches for my tea party so today I am going to write some instructions on how to make them.
Watch the video and then write some instructions on how to make your sandwich.
Challenge: Can you record yourself making the sandwich telling us your step my step instructions?
We are going to play space race today. Choose the sounds you need to work on when you play this game. Remember to sound out each word carefully using your sound fingers!
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
- Spellings
- VE day activities
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!